I"m in the process of finishing the calcs and drawing the plans now. I am the Director of Technology at the school district and my office is literally 200 yards from the metal shop so I can check in frequently.Dirtytires wrote:Sounds like a win-win. Might I suggest that you get a set of plans and follow a known build. Since much of the work will be do when you are not there and since 10 kids in a class for 3-4 class periods a day it would be easy for the build to get ahead of you. A set of plans would insure that you get what you want and the instructor isn't forced to make decisions on his own.
Sounds like a great opportunity for everyone.
The kids will get some ribs out of the deal also.ajfoxy wrote:Gives the kids experience and you a smoker.
The knowledge and skill obtained by the kids in building a smoker will hopefully be with them long after the taste of the ribs has faded.The kids will get some ribs out of the deal also.
Yeah, I don't know exactly what the timeline is but I'm hoping they finish before the end of the semester and if any are interested I'll take them through the whole process of seasoning the smoker and doing a cook.ajfoxy wrote: And hopefully many of them will go on to make their very own smokers and smoking their very own ribs.
Okay.temurf wrote:While you are checking in you might want to take some pics and keep us updated.